Alpha's STOLEN Mate (by Abigail Hayes) novel Chapter 270

Chapter 270

Scarlett and Evelyn added their bouquets, and for a moment we all just stood there in companionable silence.

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Then Evelyn, because she was Evelyn, couldn’t help herself.

“So,” she said, flopping down on the grass beside the grave like we were at a picnic instead of a cemetery. “Speaking of being okay-the kingdom is actually thriving. Exports are up, crime is down, and apparently the other packs are calling this the ‘Golden Age of the White

Wolf. Not bad for three months of work.”

‘Don’t forget the part where she accidentally started a minor religious movement, Scarlett added, sitting down more carefully. “Half the

pack now believes she’s blessed by the Moon Goddess herself.*

I groaned. “That’s not my fault. I just abolished slavery and gave everyone equal rights. Basic decency shouldn’t be considered divine

intervention.”

“And yet.” Evelyn grinned. “Here we are.”

Frost settled himself against a nearby tree, long legs stretched out. “The kingdom is in good hands. Better than good. I think…” He

paused, choosing his words carefully. “I think it’s time we celebrated that. Acknowledged that while we’ve lost someone irreplaceable,

we’ve also built something worth protecting.”

“A party?” I raised an eyebrow. “At a gravesite? Frost, that’s—”

“Actually a brilliant idea,* Evelyn interrupted. “Not here, obviously. But soon. A celebration of new beginnings. New leadership. New—” Her

eyes lit up with mischief. “—new unions?*

Scarlett went very still beside her. “Evelyn, don’t you dare-*

“Oh, I dare.” Evelyn turned to me with an absolutely wicked smile. “Your Majesty, when exactly are you going to make an honest woman

out of your Beta’s mate? These two have been doing the ‘will they won’t they’ dance for months now, and frankly, it’s getting boring.”

“We are not- Scarlett started.

“You literally share a bed every night,” I pointed out.

“That’s not-we’re just- Scarlett’s face was turning an impressive shade of red.

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